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glib
easy and fluent in conversation or writing
subtle
not immediately obvious; hard to understand
scurry
to move with light running steps
rabble
a noisy crowd; the lowest, coarsest class of people
tenuous
weak; thin
glutton
one who eats too much
frenetic
wildly excited or active
forthright
direct and without evasion; honest
nominal
appearing in name only; negligible or of low amount
savant
a well-educated person; a scholar
coerce
to force by threat or intimidation
prescient
knowing things before they occur
concise
brief and to the point
opaque
not letting light through
excise
to remove by cutting
dossier
group of documents
culminate
to reach the highest point
allot
to distribute; to assign as a portion
conundrum
a riddle or puzzle, esp. one without a solution
bevy
a group, esp. of birds
frowzy
having an uncared-for appearance
diminution
a decrease or diminishing
aplomb
self-confident assurance; poise
cower
to draw back out of fear
affable
friendly and easy to talk to
foliage
leaves
prerogative
an exclusive right or privilege, esp. one that is the result of heredity or official position
capricious
erratic; tending to change abruptly
unilateral
one-sided; unequal
crux
an essential or pivotal point; a perplexing difficulty
manuscript
a book or other document written by hand; an author's original copy of a document submitted for publication
segue
an easy, effective, or uninterrupted transition
supple
easy to bend
civil
observing accepted social customs; not rude
callous
lacking pity or mercy; unfeeling
procure
to obtain or acquire
apprise
to inform or notify
niche
a place or situation suited for a person or thing; a recess in a wall
creed
a system of beliefs, principles, or opinions
discord
conflict or disagreement
parameter
one of a set of measurable factors that determine a system's behavior and are varied . in an experiment
denomination
the name for a special class of persons, such as a religious group
obviate
to stop from occurring; to prevent or make unnecessary
aggravate
to worsen
replete
well-filled; abundantly supplied
forbidding
disagreeable; menacing
improvise
to do without preparation
proceeds
money derived from some activity; price or profit
hyperbole
exaggeration
relentless
harsh; pitiless; persistent
